Spring 2025 International Studies

Last generated: Monday, May 05 2025 09:44 AM CDT

NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

INST 105

Global Transformations and the Rise of the West Since 1000

3 hours. Same as HIST 105. This class may be taught in an online format. When that is the case, internet access will be required. A high-speed connection is strongly suggested. Please check the online class schedule for online sections. Past, and World Cultures course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion and one Lecture.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
35876DIS - AD111:00 AM - 11:50 AMF24172ETMSWDaly, JMeet on campus
47135DIS - AD211:00 AM - 11:50 AMF24192ETMSWDaly, JMeet on campus
47136DIS - AD312:00 PM - 12:50 PMF24172ETMSWDaly, JMeet on campus
Departmental Approval Required
47137DIS - AD412:00 PM - 12:50 PMF24192ETMSWDaly, JMeet on campus
Departmental Approval Required
35205LEC - AL11:00 AM - 11:50 AMMWC0032LCCDaly, JMeet on campus

INST 106

The World Since 1400: Converging Worlds, New Circulations

3 hours. Same as HIST 106. Course is offered in both face-to-face and hybrid/ online formats. Check the class schedule for details. When taught online or hybrid, students will be required to have reliable internet access and a means for accessing it (computer preferable). Past, and World Cultures course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
28286DIS - AD1ARRANGEDDoumanis, NOnline with deadlines
28374DIS - AD2ARRANGEDARR2ONLDoumanis, NOnline with deadlines
28385DIS - AD3ARRANGEDARR2ONLDoumanis, NOnline with deadlines
28386DIS - AD4ARRANGEDDoumanis, NOnline with deadlines
27781LEC - AL1ARRANGEDDoumanis, NOnline with deadlines

INST 114

Topics in World History

3 hours. Same as HIST 114. May not be repeated for credit. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
29127DIS - BD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMRA0052LCACuyler, ZMeet on campus
Environmental History Hardly a day goes by without news of the many ways in which climate change is reshaping societies around the world, and the influence of environmental transformation on human society now seems obvious. But until recently, historians tended to narrate the histories of global societies and cultures as the outcomes of human action alone. Strongly influenced by new environmentalist movements, environmental history emerged several decades ago as an effort to write the non-human world back into the making of human pasts. Environmental history encompasses a wide array of subjects relating to the effects of human societies on the environment, the role of non-human nature in the making of human history, and the history of ideas about humans and the environment. Topics will include indigenous relationships to nature, the impact of the Little Ice Age, colonial capitalism and agrarian development, imperialism and the production of environmental knowledge, the making of global commodity frontiers, disease and the environment, energy regimes and the rise of petro-politics, and the politics of climate change. Environmental history is an inherently interdisciplinary field, and students from all majors and departments are welcome.
29129LCD - BS11:00 AM - 12:15 PMTA0052LCACuyler, ZMeet on campus
Environmental History Hardly a day goes by without news of the many ways in which climate change is reshaping societies around the world, and the influence of environmental transformation on human society now seems obvious. But until recently, historians tended to narrate the histories of global societies and cultures as the outcomes of human action alone. Strongly influenced by new environmentalist movements, environmental history emerged several decades ago as an effort to write the non-human world back into the making of human pasts. Environmental history encompasses a wide array of subjects relating to the effects of human societies on the environment, the role of non-human nature in the making of human history, and the history of ideas about humans and the environment. Topics will include indigenous relationships to nature, the impact of the Little Ice Age, colonial capitalism and agrarian development, imperialism and the production of environmental knowledge, the making of global commodity frontiers, disease and the environment, energy regimes and the rise of petro-politics, and the politics of climate change. Environmental history is an inherently interdisciplinary field, and students from all majors and departments are welcome.

INST 130

Introduction to Comparative Politics

3 hours. Same as POLS 130. Some sections may be offered fully online or in a blended-online and classroom course setting. Consult the Schedule of Classes for the relevant semester to determine the mode of instruction. Use of computer and internet access is required for all online and blended sections. A high-speed connection, while not required, is strongly suggested. Individual and Society course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
34363DIS - AD111:00 AM - 11:50 AMF24352ETMSWBaba, EMeet on campus
34362DIS - AD209:00 AM - 09:50 AMF2042THBaba, EMeet on campus
34360LCD - AS103:00 PM - 03:50 PMMW2402ARCAlbarracin Dierolf, JMeet on campus

INST 184

Introduction to International Relations

3 hours. Same as POLS 184. Individual and Society, and World Cultures course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture-Discussion.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
28457DIS - AD412:00 PM - 12:50 PMF3082BHFloros, KMeet on campus
28458LCD - AS112:00 PM - 12:50 PMMW3082BHFloros, KMeet on campus
28454DIS - BD108:00 AM - 09:15 AMR3192SHChoi, SMeet on campus
28455LCD - BS108:00 AM - 09:15 AMT3192SHChoi, SMeet on campus

INST 221

Macroeconomics in the World Economy: Theory and Applications

3 hours. Same as ECON 221. Prerequisite(s): ECON 118 and ECON 119; or ECON 120 and ECON 121; and MATH 121.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
28356LCD09:00 AM - 09:50 AMMWF1362ARCMeet on campus
28355LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTR1402BSBRobbins, JMeet on campus

INST 301

Seminar in International Studies

3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours if topics vary. Previously listed as LAS 301. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
28836LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMW3012LHBreitbach, CMeet on campus
Global Housing and Home What is the relationship between the many structures of housing around the world and human experiences of home? How do factors like environmental change and social activism intersect with the forces and values that shape and differentiate human experiences with housing? What kinds of housing have the potential to support and nourish an egalitarian society? In this course, we will examine the creation of housing and lived experiences of home around the world from a historical and geographic perspective. Topics will include: unhoused populations, migration, informal settlements, segregated housing, public and social housing, luxury developments, and historical and current activism around housing justice. Course materials will draw on the interdisciplinary field of housing studies (including geography, urban studies, critical studies of race, gender and sexuality, political science, history and sociology, as well as journalism, art, and film.

INST 333

International Economics

3 hours. Same as ECON 333. Prerequisite(s): ECON 220 or ECON 221 or INST 221.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
34515LCD01:00 PM - 01:50 PMMWF1362ARCPieper, PMeet on campus

INST 334

Economic Development

3 hours. Same as ECON 334. Prerequisite(s): ECON 220 or ECON 221 or INST 221.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
41722LCD02:00 PM - 02:50 PMMWF1362ARCOzan, EMeet on campus

INST 349

Topics in Comparative Politics

3 hours. Same as POLS 349. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): POLS 130 or INST 130; and POLS 200; or consent of the instructor . Students seeking to register with instructor approval should contact the academic advisor for Political Science, in addition to securing permission to enroll from the course instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
28448DIS09:30 AM - 10:45 AMMWA0062LCAKostadinova, PMeet on campus